AARON SMITH MD
Prescription History 1033614821
Anesthesiology in Salt Lake City, UT

Active since March 26, 2018PECOS EnrolledAccepts Medicare Assignment
92.06/100
CMS Quality Rating
30 N 1900 E RM 3C444, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84132(801) 581-3622 Get Directions

NPPES record last updated: August 12, 2022. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 19, 2026.

Record update history: Aug 12, 2022, Sep 11, 2019, Mar 26, 2018 (3 updates tracked since 2018).

Medicare Part D Prescription History

Explore the verified Medicare Part D prescription history, volume metrics, and calculated drug costs for AARON SMITH MD, an active Anesthesiology specialist practicing in Salt Lake City, UT. Our medical registry currently tracks 22 unique pharmaceutical formulations prescribed by this provider, representing an estimated volume of 1,096 documented patient claims. Among these therapy options, the most frequently utilized medication is Oxycodone Hcl, which accounts for 200 claims alone. Use the table below to sort by claims, cost, or utilization compared with the state average; select any medication for its full profile.

22
Medications
1,096
Total Claims
1,151
30-Day Fills
Oxycodone Hcl
Most Prescribed · 200 claims
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22 medications · 2023 Medicare Part D
Medicare Part D medications prescribed by AARON SMITH MD in 2023, with claim volumes, costs, and UT state comparisons
Medication Claims 30-Day Fills Days Supply Cost / Claim Utilization vs UT Avg

Utilization: claims vs the average UT prescriber

This provider
200
UT average
58.0

Averages are among UT prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

Cost per claim: this provider vs the UT average

This provider
$30.32
UT average
$28.38

Gross Part D cost per claim; not the patient's out-of-pocket price.

200.0
30-Day Fills
5,416
Days Supply

About Oxycodone Hcl: This medication is used to help relieve moderate to severe pain. Show more ▾

Oxycodone belongs to a class of drugs known as opioid analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. A semisynthetic derivative of CODEINE.

Utilization: claims vs the average UT prescriber

This provider
140
UT average
60.0

Averages are among UT prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

Cost per claim: this provider vs the UT average

This provider
$37.59
UT average
$20.18

Gross Part D cost per claim; not the patient's out-of-pocket price.

140.0
30-Day Fills
3,834
Days Supply

About Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen: This combination medication is used to relieve moderate to severe pain. Show more ▾

It contains an opioid pain reliever (hydrocodone) and a non-opioid pain reliever (acetaminophen). Hydrocodone works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. Acetaminophen can also reduce a fever.

Utilization: claims vs the average UT prescriber

This provider
105
UT average
37.0

Averages are among UT prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

Cost per claim: this provider vs the UT average

This provider
$26.68
UT average
$39.93

This provider's average cost per claim is below the UT average for this medication.

111.6
30-Day Fills
3,269
Days Supply

About Pregabalin: This medication is used to treat pain caused by nerve damage due to diabetes, shingles (herpes zoster) infection, or spinal cord injury. Show more ▾

This medication is also used to treat pain in people with fibromyalgia. It is also used with other medications to treat certain types of seizures (focal seizures). A gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) derivative that functions as a CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER and is used as an ANTICONVULSANT as well as an ANTI-ANXIETY AGENT. It is also used as an ANALGESIC in the treatment of NEUROPATHIC PAIN and FIBROMYALGIA.

Utilization: claims vs the average UT prescriber

This provider
98
UT average
57.0

Averages are among UT prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

Cost per claim: this provider vs the UT average

This provider
$40.31
UT average
$32.52

Gross Part D cost per claim; not the patient's out-of-pocket price.

98.0
30-Day Fills
2,643
Days Supply

About Oxycodone-Acetaminophen: This combination medication is used to help relieve moderate to severe pain. Show more ▾

It contains an opioid pain reliever (oxycodone) and a non-opioid pain reliever (acetaminophen). Oxycodone works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. Acetaminophen can also reduce a fever.

Utilization: claims vs the average UT prescriber

This provider
89
UT average
53.0

Averages are among UT prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

Cost per claim: this provider vs the UT average

This provider
$29.67
UT average
$40.15

This provider's average cost per claim is below the UT average for this medication.

89.0
30-Day Fills
2,380
Days Supply

About Morphine Sulfate Er: This medication is used to treat severe pain. Show more ▾

Morphine belongs to a class of drugs known as opioid analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. The principal alkaloid in opium and the prototype opiate analgesic and narcotic. Morphine has widespread effects in the central nervous system and on smooth muscle.

Utilization: claims vs the average UT prescriber

This provider
77
UT average
77.0

Averages are among UT prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

Cost per claim: this provider vs the UT average

This provider
$23.32
UT average
$26.00

This provider's average cost per claim is below the UT average for this medication.

91.7
30-Day Fills
2,750
Days Supply

About Gabapentin: Gabapentin is used with other medications to prevent and control seizures. Show more ▾

It is also used to relieve nerve pain following shingles (a painful rash due to herpes zoster infection) in adults. Gabapentin is known as an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug. A cyclohexane-gamma-aminobutyric acid derivative that is used for the treatment of PARTIAL SEIZURES; NEURALGIA; and RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME.

Utilization: claims vs the average UT prescriber

This provider
70
UT average
33.0

Averages are among UT prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

Cost per claim: this provider vs the UT average

This provider
$111.64
UT average
$122.14

This provider's average cost per claim is below the UT average for this medication.

70.0
30-Day Fills
1,873
Days Supply

About Fentanyl: This medication is used to help relieve severe ongoing pain (such as due to cancer). Show more ▾

Fentanyl belongs to a class of drugs known as opioid analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. Do not use the patch form of fentanyl to relieve pain that is mild or that will go away in a few days. This medication is not for occasional (as needed) use. A potent narcotic analgesic, abuse of which leads to habituation or addiction. It is primarily a mu-opioid agonist. Fentanyl is also used as an adjunct to general anesthetics, and as an anesthetic for induction and maintenance. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1078)

Utilization: claims vs the average UT prescriber

This provider
51
UT average
50.0

Averages are among UT prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

Cost per claim: this provider vs the UT average

This provider
$9.28
UT average
$9.62

This provider's average cost per claim is below the UT average for this medication.

52.7
30-Day Fills
1,468
Days Supply

About Tramadol Hcl: See also Warning section. Show more ▾

This medication is used to help relieve moderate to moderately severe pain. Tramadol belongs to a class of drugs known as opioid analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. A narcotic analgesic proposed for severe pain. It may be habituating.

Utilization: claims vs the average UT prescriber

This provider
43
UT average
35.0

Averages are among UT prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

Cost per claim: this provider vs the UT average

This provider
$18.33
UT average
$25.48

This provider's average cost per claim is below the UT average for this medication.

43.0
30-Day Fills
1,069
Days Supply

About Hydromorphone Hcl: This medication is used to help relieve moderate to severe pain. Show more ▾

Hydromorphone belongs to a class of drugs known as opioid analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. An opioid analgesic made from MORPHINE and used mainly as an analgesic. It has a shorter duration of action than morphine.

Utilization: claims vs the average UT prescriber

This provider
32
UT average
29.0

Averages are among UT prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

Cost per claim: this provider vs the UT average

This provider
$22.66
UT average
$20.38

Gross Part D cost per claim; not the patient's out-of-pocket price.

34.0
30-Day Fills
916
Days Supply

About Methadone Hcl: This medication is used to treat addiction to opioids (such as heroin) as part of an approved treatment program. Show more ▾

Methadone belongs to a class of drugs known as opioid analgesics. It helps prevent withdrawal symptoms caused by stopping other opioids. A synthetic opioid that is used as the hydrochloride. It is an opioid analgesic that is primarily a mu-opioid agonist. It has actions and uses similar to those of MORPHINE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1082-3)

Utilization: claims vs the average UT prescriber

This provider
23
UT average
48.0

Averages are among UT prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

Cost per claim: this provider vs the UT average

This provider
$18.18
UT average
$40.07

This provider's average cost per claim is below the UT average for this medication.

33.0
30-Day Fills
990
Days Supply

About Duloxetine Hcl: Duloxetine is used to treat depression and anxiety. Show more ▾

In addition, duloxetine is used to help relieve nerve pain (peripheral neuropathy) in people with diabetes or ongoing pain due to medical conditions such as arthritis, chronic back pain, or fibromyalgia (a condition that causes widespread pain). Duloxetine may improve your mood, sleep, appetite, and energy level, and decrease nervousness. It can also decrease pain due to certain medical conditions. Duloxetine is known as a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). This medication works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances (serotonin and norepinephrine) in the brain. A thiophene derivative and selective NEUROTRANSMITTER UPTAKE INHIBITOR for SEROTONIN and NORADRENALINE (SNRI). It is an ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENT and ANXIOLYTIC, and is also used for the treatment of pain in patients with DIABETES MELLITUS and FIBROMYALGIA.

Utilization: claims vs the average UT prescriber

This provider
22
UT average
33.0

Averages are among UT prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

Cost per claim: this provider vs the UT average

This provider
$15.70
UT average
$31.46

This provider's average cost per claim is below the UT average for this medication.

28.0
30-Day Fills
822
Days Supply

About Baclofen: Baclofen is used to treat muscle spasms caused by certain conditions (such as multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury/disease). Show more ▾

It works by helping to relax the muscles. A GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID derivative that is a specific agonist of GABA-B RECEPTORS. It is used in the treatment of MUSCLE SPASTICITY, especially that due to SPINAL CORD INJURIES. Its therapeutic effects result from actions at spinal and supraspinal sites, generally the reduction of excitatory transmission.

Utilization: claims vs the average UT prescriber

This provider
20
UT average
26.0

Averages are among UT prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

Cost per claim: this provider vs the UT average

This provider
$735.64
UT average
$836.56

This provider's average cost per claim is below the UT average for this medication.

20.0
30-Day Fills
568
Days Supply

About Oxycontin: This medication is used to help relieve severe ongoing pain (such as due to cancer). Show more ▾

Oxycodone belongs to a class of drugs known as opioid analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. The higher strengths of this drug (more than 40 milligrams per tablet) should be used only if you have been regularly taking moderate to large amounts of an opioid pain medication. These strengths may cause overdose (even death) if taken by a person who has not been regularly taking opioids. Do not use the extended-release form of oxycodone to relieve pain that is mild or that will go away in a few days. This medication is not for occasional (as needed) use. A semisynthetic derivative of CODEINE.

Utilization: claims vs the average UT prescriber

This provider
16
UT average
50.0

Averages are among UT prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

Cost per claim: this provider vs the UT average

This provider
$6.51
UT average
$7.36

This provider's average cost per claim is below the UT average for this medication.

16.0
30-Day Fills
447
Days Supply

About Alprazolam: Alprazolam is used to treat anxiety and panic disorders. Show more ▾

It belongs to a class of medications called benzodiazepines which act on the brain and nerves (central nervous system) to produce a calming effect. It works by enhancing the effects of a certain natural chemical in the body (GABA). A triazolobenzodiazepine compound with antianxiety and sedative-hypnotic actions, that is efficacious in the treatment of PANIC DISORDERS, with or without AGORAPHOBIA, and in generalized ANXIETY DISORDERS. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p238)

Utilization: claims vs the average UT prescriber

This provider
16
UT average
36.0

Averages are among UT prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

Cost per claim: this provider vs the UT average

This provider
$10.18
UT average
$16.44

This provider's average cost per claim is below the UT average for this medication.

18.0
30-Day Fills
503
Days Supply

About Tizanidine Hcl: This medication is used to treat muscle spasms caused by certain conditions (such as multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury). Show more ▾

It works by helping to relax the muscles.

Utilization: claims vs the average UT prescriber

This provider
16
UT average
24.0

Averages are among UT prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

Cost per claim: this provider vs the UT average

This provider
$800.23
UT average
$680.86

Gross Part D cost per claim; not the patient's out-of-pocket price.

16.0
30-Day Fills
480
Days Supply

About Xtampza Er: This medication is used to help relieve severe ongoing pain (such as due to cancer). Show more ▾

Oxycodone belongs to a class of drugs known as opioid analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. Higher doses of this drug (more than 36 milligrams per dose or 72 milligrams per day) should be used only if you have been regularly taking moderate to large amounts of an opioid medication. These doses may cause overdose (even death) if taken by a person who has not been regularly taking opioids. Do not use the extended-release form of oxycodone to relieve pain that is mild or that will go away in a few days. This medication is not for occasional (as needed) use.

Utilization: claims vs the average UT prescriber

This provider
16
UT average
22.0

Averages are among UT prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

Cost per claim: this provider vs the UT average

This provider
$22.02
UT average
$13.32

Gross Part D cost per claim; not the patient's out-of-pocket price.

20.0
30-Day Fills
600
Days Supply

About Carisoprodol: Carisoprodol is used short-term to treat muscle pain and discomfort. Show more ▾

It is usually used along with rest, physical therapy, and other treatments. It works by helping to relax the muscles. A centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant whose mechanism of action is not completely understood but may be related to its sedative actions. It is used as an adjunct in the symptomatic treatment of musculoskeletal conditions associated with painful muscle spasm. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1202)

Utilization: claims vs the average UT prescriber

This provider
15
UT average
28.0

Averages are among UT prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

Cost per claim: this provider vs the UT average

This provider
$34.78
UT average
$38.65

This provider's average cost per claim is below the UT average for this medication.

15.0
30-Day Fills
364
Days Supply

About Morphine Sulfate: This medication is used to treat severe pain. Show more ▾

Morphine belongs to a class of drugs known as opioid analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. The principal alkaloid in opium and the prototype opiate analgesic and narcotic. Morphine has widespread effects in the central nervous system and on smooth muscle.

Utilization: claims vs the average UT prescriber

This provider
12
UT average
30.0

Averages are among UT prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

Cost per claim: this provider vs the UT average

This provider
$8.86
UT average
$13.80

This provider's average cost per claim is below the UT average for this medication.

12.0
30-Day Fills
360
Days Supply

About Cyclobenzaprine Hcl: Cyclobenzaprine is used short-term to treat muscle spasms. Show more ▾

It is usually used along with rest and physical therapy. It works by helping to relax the muscles. This medication is not recommended for use in older adults because they may be at greater risk for side effects while using this drug. Ask the doctor or pharmacist for details.

Utilization: claims vs the average UT prescriber

This provider
12
UT average
31.0

Averages are among UT prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

Cost per claim: this provider vs the UT average

This provider
$276.34
UT average
$355.22

This provider's average cost per claim is below the UT average for this medication.

12.0
30-Day Fills
338
Days Supply

About Buprenorphine: This medication is used to help relieve severe ongoing pain (such as due to arthritis, chronic back pain). Show more ▾

Buprenorphine belongs to a class of drugs known as opioid analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. The higher strengths of this drug (7.5, 10, 15, or 20 micrograms per hour patches) should be used only if you have been regularly taking moderate amounts of opioid pain medication. These strengths may cause overdose (even death) if used by a person who has not been regularly taking opioids. Do not use this medication to relieve pain that is mild or that will go away in a few days. This medication is not for occasional (as needed) use. A derivative of the opioid alkaloid THEBAINE that is a more potent and longer lasting analgesic than MORPHINE. It appears to act as a partial agonist at mu and kappa opioid receptors and as an antagonist at delta receptors. The lack of delta-agonist activity has been suggested to account for the observation that buprenorphine tolerance may not develop with chronic use.

Utilization: claims vs the average UT prescriber

This provider
12
UT average
34.0

Averages are among UT prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

Cost per claim: this provider vs the UT average

This provider
$48.59
UT average
$49.39

This provider's average cost per claim is below the UT average for this medication.

18.0
30-Day Fills
540
Days Supply

About Memantine Hcl: Memantine is used to treat moderate to severe confusion (dementia) related to Alzheimer's disease. Show more ▾

It does not cure Alzheimer's disease, but it may improve memory, awareness, and the ability to perform daily functions. This medication works by blocking the action of a certain natural substance in the brain (glutamate) that is believed to be linked to symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.

Utilization: claims vs the average UT prescriber

This provider
11
UT average
25.0

Averages are among UT prescribers of this medication. Utilization reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.

Cost per claim: this provider vs the UT average

This provider
$6.11
UT average
$9.40

This provider's average cost per claim is below the UT average for this medication.

13.0
30-Day Fills
332
Days Supply

About Diazepam: This medication is used to treat episodes of increased seizures (such as cluster or breakthrough seizures) in people who are already taking medications to control their seizures. Show more ▾

This product is only recommended for short-term treatment of seizure attacks. It is not for ongoing daily use to prevent seizures. Uncontrolled seizures can turn into serious (possibly fatal) seizures that do not stop (status epilepticus). This medication is not recommended for children younger than 6 months of age because of the risk of serious side effects. Diazepam works by calming the brain and nerves. It belongs to a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines. A benzodiazepine with anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, sedative, muscle relaxant, and amnesic properties and a long duration of action. Its actions are mediated by enhancement of GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID activity.

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Top Prescribed= this provider's 5 highest-utilization medications. Above Avg. Typical Below Avg.= utilization vs the average UT prescriber of the same drug; volume reflects practice size as well as clinical preference.Green cost= below the UT average cost per claim.

About this data. The prescription history for AARON SMITH MD is compiled from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File for calendar year 2023, the most recent federal release. Figures cover prescriptions filled for Medicare Part D beneficiaries only; prescriptions under private insurance, Medicaid, or self-pay plans are not included. Because prescribing decisions are generally consistent across coverage types, this record offers a useful view of the overall Anesthesiology prescribing approach at this Salt Lake City, UT practice.

Reading the costs. Drug costs are gross amounts paid to pharmacies under Part D, including both plan and beneficiary payments. They are not the price a patient pays at the pharmacy counter. Medications with fewer than 11 claims are excluded from the federal source data, and state comparisons use the average volume among UT prescribers of the same medication. Always confirm current medications and costs directly with the provider and your plan.